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1Some time later, divine beings again presented themselves to the LORD, and Satan accompanied them to present himself to the LORD.

1One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them.

2The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" In response, Satan told the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it."

2“Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.”

3The LORD asked Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth. The man is blameless as well as upright. He fears God and keeps away from evil. He remains firm in his integrity, even though you have been urging me to overwhelm him without cause."

3Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you urged me to harm him without cause.”

4Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health.

4Satan replied to the LORD, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life.

5However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?"

5But reach out and take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!”

6Then the LORD told Satan, "Very well then, he is under your control. Just preserve his life."

6“All right, do with him as you please,” the LORD said to Satan. “But spare his life.”

7So Satan left the LORD's presence and struck Job with terrible boils from the sole of his feet to the top of his head.

7So Satan left the LORD’s presence, and he struck Job with terrible boils from head to foot.

8Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes.

8Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes.

9Then his wife told him, "Do you remain firm in your integrity? Curse God and die!"

9His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”

10But he replied to her, "You're talking like foolish women do. Are we to accept what is good from God but not tragedy?" Throughout all of this, Job did not sin by what he said.

10But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong. Job’s Three Friends Share His Anguish

11When Job's three friends heard all these tragedies that happened to him, they each traveled from their home towns to visit him. Eliphaz came from Teman, Bildad came from Shuah, and Zophar came from Naamath. They met together and went to console and comfort him.

11When three of Job’s friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite.

12Observing him from a distance, at first they didn't even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads,

12When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief.

13and sat with Job on the ground for a full week without saying a word, since they could see the great extent of his anguish. Job Laments the Day He was Born

13Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.

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